Photography

I have been fortunate enough to have a camera in my hand since I was nine years old. While it is and will remain mostly a hobby, I have shot weddings, festivals, and portraits over the years. I am available for hire for photographing proposals/engagements, graduation, headshots, and family portraits. On request, I may be willing to shoot small weddings. For availability and pricing please email me with the subject photography request.

Music

For years, I have played guitar and sung. Unlike my other three brothers who are multi-instrumentalists, this is about all I can do! That said, I have also written original songs, some of which I have recorded and published on YouTube. I have had the great fortune of playing with my brother Nicholas Bolus on many occasions as a duo (“The Boli”) and with many other talented friends/artists.

Research

Like many students, I conducted research as an undergraduate at the University of Alabama. In the lab of Dr. Seungsin Kim, I tested applications of terahertz (THz) radiation in biochemical sensing with the goal of eventual use in THz medical imaging.

After graduating from the UA, I attended Georgia Tech and Emory University where I obtained a PhD in biomedical engineering with Dr. Garrett Stanley. This lab’s research is poised at the intersection of basic neuroscience and engineering with a special emphasis on understanding the coding of information in the brain and interfacing with it: i.e. reading and writing the neural code. My doctoral research centered around applying principles of engineering control theory to neuronal stimulation using optogenetics (closed-loop optogenetic control). My dissertation (“Closed loop optogenetic control and thalamic state”) is available for download here.

You can follow my publications on Google Scholar.

Contact

If you wish to contact me for inquiries related to my photography/music/research, please email me.